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Google will be forced to expand the European "right to be forgotten" ruling worldwide. The post Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Expand Right to Be Forgotten Worldwide by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

Ho Chi Minh City (By Lien Hoang) — A young, tech-savvy population short on cars but big on smartphones is driving double-digit growth for ride-hailing apps Uber and GrabTaxi in Vietnam, and inspiring some executives to dream of replacing private car ownership altogether. Uber launched its service in Vietnam last year and says Ho Chi […]... →

French startup iAdvize just raised $16 million (€14 million) from Iris Capital, Bpifrance and existing investor Alven Capital. This company is all about making your online customer service experience suck less. Read More... →

В США появились шоколадные батончики в новой упаковке... →

Google rolled out a big update to its Google Wallet app for iOS on Monday, which brings a few nifty new features and a welcomed redesign. Users can now send peer-to-peer payments, or cash out directly to a debit card — though Google is removing support for loyalty cards, gift cards, and offers with this update. […]... →

E-bookworms now have one less option. Oyster, which launched its “Netflix for books” app two years ago, announced in a blog post that it will close down the service by early 2016. Read More... →

With sky-high rents on both housing and commercial office space, do you really have to be in the Bay Area to hit a home run? A number of VCs today at TechCrunch Disrupt said not necessarily. Dana Settle, who co-founded Greycroft Partners said that 82 percent of the firm’s investments have been outside Silicon Valley, including bets like Maker Studios, a Culver City-based company that… Read More... →

Earlier this month, Google launched Android Pay in a move that turned the company’s existing Wallet app into a peer-to-peer payments service. That new app went live on Android when the new pay service launched on September 10, now today it has landed on iOS, too. Read More... →

Though the majority of today’s payment transactions are digital – credit card swipes, online bill pay, tap-and-pay at point of sale, etc. – there are still a few places where cash has yet to die out. You still often need a handful of small bills to tip service professionals like valets, baristas, the great band at your local bar, and more. Taking these sorts of small… Read More... →

It’s often said that seeing is believing, but with virtual reality, touch is a critical part of an immersive visual experience. But the current generation of VR input controls are stuck in the previous generation of gaming tech. Today at Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, H2L is launching its UnlimitedHand controller that actually lets you feel what’s happening in the game.… Read More... →

The video game industry is worth a staggering $80 billion. What’s crazier is that more than 60% of game development costs are spent on efforts related to the painstaking process of designing in-game art. Artomatix, launching today out of SF Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, is looking to greatly reduce the amount of cash and man hours pumped into designing immersive gaming… Read More... →

My favorite thing about Disrupt is that you never know what you’re going to find in the Startup Alley. I walked through the Taiwan Pavilion and found a company called CatFi. They make a product called CatFi Box that uses 3D facial recognition to track how much your cats are eating. If you have more than one cat, you’re going to love this one. Say you have 5 cats, one of them is… Read More... →

Cohero Health, a startup that aims to improve care and medicine adherence for people with respiratory issues just debuted its comprehensive connected health platform for asthma patients on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2015. Starting today, anyone with asthma is encouraged to sign up to become an early user. In the U.S. alone, 26 million people suffer from asthma, according to… Read More... →

Posted by Dr-Pete h2 a { color:#fff } The Google landscape is constantly changing. Two years ago, I created the Mega-SERP, and within days it was already outdated. This time, we've set out to create a more permanent glossary of Google features – a reference that we'll update as the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) change.If your focus is on organic SEO, why should you care about the wider world of Google features? Put simply, because rich SERP features are no longer the exception to the rule. Across 10,0... →

Meet Robo Wunderkind, the Lego of the future. This startup is building programmable Lego-like bricks that teach your children how algorithms work. It is launching today on stage at Disrupt, and on Kickstarter. Read More... →

Slack efforts to reinvent email are inspiring others to simplify different forms of communication. Aircall, a company that presented at TechCrunch Disrupt today in San Francisco, wants to remove the complications around calling — and international customer support calls, in particular. Read More... →

Well, this is sure provoke to some debate. Zumper, a venture-backed startup that focuses on creating a more efficient and transparent apartment rental marketplace, ran a study of housing costs in tech hubs across the United States. They’re arguing that one-third of San Francisco’s rents are attributable to venture capital funding. Last year, venture firms invested $49 billion… Read More... →

Agrilyst, which is officially launching in the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield today, helps greenhouse operators run their operations more efficiently by pulling in data from sensors in the greenhouse and information about crop yields and other metrics. Read More... →

If there’s one thing I dislike about owning a home, it’s when the time comes to paint a room. If I do it myself, I go crazy before the prep work is even done. So. Much. Masking. Tape. If I hire someone, I end up spending just as much time talking to friends/neighbors/the Internets trying to find a reputable local painter only to never be quite certain I made the right choice. Read More... →